By Isabella Darcy
News Editor
The Signal and Campus Police work together on a weekly basis to inform the campus community about crime on and around campus. All records given to The Signal are public records and do not contain personal information. Some information provided may be triggering for some students.
Sept. 2: No registration and insurance? No driving.
While on a routine patrol at approximately 5:27 p.m., a Campus Police officer noticed an unoccupied green Subaru Outback parked on C-Street. Campus Police ran the vehicle's registration through the National Crime Information Center, which showed that the vehicle's registration was revoked and that its license plate should be removed.
Campus Police also ran the vehicle’s registration through its Mobile Data Terminal, which showed a revoked status for termination of insurance.
When the owner returned to his vehicle, Campus Police told him that it would be towed for lack of insurance and revoked registration. At approximately 5:50 p.m., Mother’s Recovery arrived at C-Street, removed the vehicle’s license plate and towed it to the yard.
To have the vehicle released, valid registration and insurance must be presented to Campus Police. The owner received three tickets.
Sept. 3: Forcina Fall
A student slipped and rolled her ankle while walking down the stairs in Forcina Hall. At approximately 6:55 p.m., the injured students’ friend who was with her on a bench outside of the building called Campus Police and requested assistance.
Upon arrival, Campus Police noticed that the student's ankle was swollen and asked her if she wanted to go to the hospital for further care. The student said yes, and was transported from the College to Capital Health Regional by Ewing EMS at approximately 7:09 p.m.
Sept. 5: SSB (Super Sensitive Building)
The Social Sciences Building was evacuated due to a fire alarm that activated at approximately 1 p.m. The building was evacuated until Campus Police and Ewing Township Fire Department completed a check of the building and reset the alarm. A smoke detector on the building's second floor women’s bathroom caused the alarm to activate, but it is unknown what triggered it.
Sept. 6: Damaged vehicle
A student who parked in Lot 7 noticed scratch marks on the rear driver's side bumper of her vehicle at approximately 6:45 p.m., when she was returning to it. The student reported the damages to Campus Police, who reviewed camera and video footage of the garage.
Campus Police determined that the scratch marks were already on the vehicle before the student entered the garage, and told the student that she would need to file a New Jersey Self-Reporting Crash Form because the collision did not occur at the College.
Sept. 7: Intoxicated student
A student who had been drinking alcohol vomited near the Wolfe Hall dumpster at approximately 1 a.m. A campus security officer saw the student throwing up, and approached him to inquire about his health. The student told the security officer that he had not been feeling well, but was feeling less ill after vomiting.
Within minutes, Campus Police and EMS arrived at Wolfe Hall. EMS monitored the students vitals, completed an assessment and concluded that the student did not need further treatment.
Sept. 8: Mac-n-Please add enough water
Burnt macaroni and cheese caused a smoke detector to activate in Allen Hall, which triggered the Ely, Allen, Brewster fire panel at approximately 9:54 p.m. ABE was not evacuated.
Campus Police, Ewing Township Fire Department and Prospect Heights Volunteer Fire Company responded to the scene. No smoke or fire was present in the room, and the panel was reset.
Sept. 9: Karate chop
The arm of Lot 18’s entrance gate came down on top of a subcontractor’s vehicle when he attempted to enter the garage without swiping in. The subcontractor was at the College to do work on the garage, and had been instructed to park in it.
When the subcontractor arrived at Lot 18 at approximately 7 a.m., an employee of the College told him that the gate would be open long enough for two vehicles to pass through, and that he should follow the car in front of him. The gate was, in fact, not open long enough for two vehicles to enter.
The top of the subcontractor’s vehicle suffered minor scratches.
Sept. 9: This is why I don’t back in
Two vehicles were involved in a crash in Lot 7 at approximately 9:30 a.m. A driver attempted to back into an open parking spot, but ended up hitting and damaging an unoccupied parked vehicle.
The collision caused the parked vehicle's front driver's side headlight to break, and some dents and scratches. The other vehicle suffered some denting and scratches, as well as tear damage to its rear passenger side bumper.
The driver who had attempted to back in reported the collision to Campus Police.
When the owner of the parked vehicle returned to Lot 7, both drivers exchanged information.
Sept. 13: Intoxicated student
An intoxicated student was transported to Capital Health Medical Center after being evaluated by both Hopewell and Lions EMS. Earlier in the night, the student consumed half a water bottle worth of vodka. For over 45 minutes, the student was in and out of consciousness in a Travers Hall lounge.
A community advisor in Travers Hall called Campus Police at approximately 12:26 a.m. after finding the student unwell in the lounge. The student vomited multiple times before Campus Police and EMS arrived. Capital Health Paramedics Squad 179-1 later arrived and transported the student to the hospital.
Sept. 15: Illegal room decoration
A resident of Brewster Hall witnessed a car run over and damage street signs that were laying in the middle of the road while visiting Princeton last spring. The student wanted to take the mangled signs with him, so he asked a nearby police officer if he could keep them. The officer did not decline.
The student used the damaged “NO PEDESTRIAN CROSSING” and “USE CROSSWALK” signs as dorm room decoration, until earlier this month.
At approximately 11:23 p.m. on Sept. 15, the Ely, Allen, Brewster fire panel was set off by a triggered smoke detector in the students’ room. Campus Police and Prospect Heights Volunteer Fire Company responded to the fire alarm, but did not find any smoke or fire. The responders did, however, take note of the street signs.
After being advised to give the signs to Campus Police to avoid criminal liability for public property, the student handed them in. Campus Police has made multiple attempts to find who the signs belong to, but have not yet been successful.
